ugh, i am an idiot...i had Megan Meier's name in my head writing that...

Unfortunately, too many cases require immunity from prosecution in order to make even one stick.

While I would agree wholeheartedly that Megan Meier should also be punished to the fullest extent of the law, without her testimony it is possible that both women would have walked away scott-free from this atrocious act.

Ideally, I would like to see both women in prison, for a lot longer than 3 years. As a parent, I was horrified at this entire story...how another parent could do this just blows my mind.

We make people take tests to drive, to graduate schools, to get stupid worthless IT certificates...

I have heard people complain about Eve, and how hard it is for a new player to get into and enjoy.

And its true. After 5 years, I have a few lessons to pass on.

For anyone who is used to simple smash-n-spell MMO's, Eve can simply be overwhelming. The sheer number of fittings that can be put on even a Tech 1 frigate is huge, although after you learn to fit a ship properly the pool shrinks considerably as you stop fitting shotgun-style and start fitting purpose-specific.

Google is your friend, as is EveMon (a charater skill planner) and Eve Fitting Tool (a ship fitting program). New pilots should also do the tutorials, this isnt like most games where you can just jump right in, the tutorials have a lot of very important information.

Eve is a very dark universe, which may be part of the hurdle to overcome for people used to kindness and caring in a game community.

Paranoia is a good thing. People ARE out to get you.